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Recent Examples of chamferEvery edge is chamfered through CNC machining to help prevent scratches inside the pocket, which often happens with cheap keychains.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
25 May 2026 At the top, three corners are chamfered and the fourth is a roof terrace, almost as if a smaller white building were levitating above the base.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Feb. 2026 Planning laws also resulted in the north and east faces of the tower being chamfered, presumably to ensure views and sunlight weren't blocked in key areas.—
Adam Williams,
New Atlas,
16 Apr. 2025 The body of the A6 looks as solid as a block of granite that's been chiseled and chamfered to knock off the sharp edges.—
Fred M.h. Gregory,
Car and Driver,
12 July 2023 Kalsi smoothed them into perfection with the patience of one of the takumi who hand-chamfer the flanks of the Toyota Century.—
Brendan McAleer,
Car and Driver,
3 July 2022 Huawei engineered the Matebook 13 out of an aluminum alloy, chamfered the edges, and finished it off with a sandblast process that gives the surface a bit of grip.—
Mark Hachman,
PCWorld,
7 Jan. 2019
Sidewalks that people normally mill around were covered with fencing and grandstands were constructed on other areas.
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Keith Laing,
USA Today,
24 Aug. 2026
For every $1 a customer spends on a chocolate bar, only around 6 cents goes to farmers, with the rest carved up among those who mill the cocoa, make the chocolate, and sell it to consumers.
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Colette Davidson,
Christian Science Monitor,
22 Aug. 2026
Grieco and Thirteen Lune were dropped from the lawsuit filed March 4, plaintiff Relevance Ventures and legal representation for Grieco confirmed Wednesday.
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Kathryn Hopkins,
Footwear News,
26 Aug. 2026
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO filed an objection with the New York bankruptcy court, saying that former employees would be put at risk if confidential work information were released.